Giant (Dungeons & Dragons)

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In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, giant is a type of creature, or "creature type". Giants are humanoid-shaped creatures of great strength and size.

All giants have Low-light vision. As a group, they have no other special abilities or immunities.

There are six types of classic "true giant" in the core Dungeons & Dragons game:

Cloud Giant: A giant race that believes itself superior to all other giants (save for storm giants)
Fire giant: A militaristic giant that looks more like a huge dwarf
Frost giant: A giant who lives in areas frozen year-round and participates in raids
Hill giant: A selfish giant that looks closer to an ape
Stone giant: A shy giant that is nevertheless dangerous when aroused to anger
Storm giant: A gentle giant that lives mainly on cloud islands

Dwarves have a bonus to their Armor Class against attacks from creatures of the giant type, due to their experience with fighting these oversized foes.

[edit] Other creatures of the Giant type

[edit] Giants Beyond the Monster Manual

Desert giant
Death giant
Eldritch giant
Fog giant
Jungle giant
Forest Giant: An elfin giant that is amongst the tallest species of giant
Sun Giant: A grim, nomadic desert-dwelling giant that survives by raising livestock
Ocean Giant: A mermaid-like giant that can assume a more humanoid form to walk on land
Mountain Giant: A brute that is amongst the largest species of giant, and loves to squash people under boulders
Reef giant
Sand giant